Additional common milkweed would help Canada meet its share of the trinational eastern migratory monarch butterfly recovery target

Additional common milkweed would help Canada meet its share of the trinational eastern migratory monarch butterfly recovery target

The eastern migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) population has declined by ∼84% between 1993 and 2024. Population recovery in the Midwestern United States is limited by the availability of the monarch's main host plant for egg laying—common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). The extent to...

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Main Authors: Greg W. Mitchell, Patrick Kirby, Jason Duffe, Lenore Fahrig, Judith Girard, Mark K. Johnston, Maxim Larrivée, Amanda E. Martin, Iman Momeni-Dehaghi, Jon Pasher, Elizabeth Rezek, Elisabeth D. Shapiro, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Darren Pouliot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:FACETS
Subjects:
monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
population recovery
conservation
Online Access:https://facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2024-0063
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